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User Experience.UX Design Books
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The Design of Everyday ThingsThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.29
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the SanityThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Alan Cooper
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $3.49
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the WebThe Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web by Jesse James Garrett
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $17.91
must read!
The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living SystemsThe Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems by Fritjof Capra
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.90
Every web designer should know what webs are really for: life.
Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever DevicesDesigning for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices by Dan Saffer
Buy new: $30.89 / Used from: $4.93
Universal Principles of DesignUniversal Principles of Design by William Lidwell
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $24.00
If you're a designer and you haven't read this book you're not quite "there" yet. If it were up to me everyone working with a designer of any kind should read this book in order to understand design and what the designers they work with do. Indispensible!
Designing InteractionsDesigning Interactions by Bill Moggridge
Buy new: $24.34 / Used from: $19.90
Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies)Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies) by Thomas Tullis
Buy new: $36.35 / Used from: $47.14
The Design of Future Things: Author of The Design of Everyday ThingsThe Design of Future Things: Author of The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and PlanningCommunicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning by Dan Brown
Buy new: $29.69 / Used from: $15.90
great book, but no document template files
Sketching User Experiences:  Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies) by Bill Buxton
Buy new: $28.31 / Used from: $19.98
About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction DesignAbout Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $18.88
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd EditionDon't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $20.00
One of the best UX books for all levels of experience. I'd might it Design for Product Managers.
Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human BehaviorMental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior by Indi Young
Buy used from: $49.99
Not yet read but close to...
The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with PicturesThe Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $14.07
just got it, will review...
Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User ExperienceDesigning Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience by James Kalbach
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $17.99
Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies)Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies) by Hugh Beyer
Buy new: $59.06 / Used from: $28.54
dated but timeless
Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in ActionDesigning the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action by Robert Hoekman Jr.
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $17.90
A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the makingA Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making by Russ Unger
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $20.55
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition IrrelevantBlue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $10.86
strategy is just design in the abstract, and visa versa. every designer should know how to set their projects apart.
Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (2nd Edition)Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (2nd Edition) by Christina Wodtke
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $20.59
Designing for the Social WebDesigning for the Social Web by Joshua Porter
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $23.30
Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application DesignDesigning the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design by Robert Hoekman Jr.
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $19.69
great concept, good book (four stars)
Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Interactive Technologies)Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques (Interactive Technologies) by Catherine Courage
Buy new: $54.57 / Used from: $55.00
Leadership (Tom Peters Essentials)Leadership (Tom Peters Essentials) by Tom Peters
Buy used from: $3.00
Tom inspires and informs.
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials)In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials) by Thomas J. Peters
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $2.25
Everyone in every business should be required to read it.
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User ResearchObserving the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research by Mike Kuniavsky
Buy new: $37.98 / Used from: $29.00
another must read
Handbook of Usability Testing: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective TestsHandbook of Usability Testing: Howto Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests by Jeffrey Rubin
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $24.50
a solid foundation (3.5 stars)
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web SitesInformation Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites by Peter Morville
Buy new: $26.39 / Used from: $16.80
3rd ed. is best.
Designing InterfacesDesigning Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $21.99
great for web and other application types (3.5 stars)
Ambient FindabilityAmbient Findability by Peter Morville
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $9.97
Love the subtitle. That true?
Probing Experience: From Assessment of User Emotions and Behaviour to Development of Products (Philips Research Book Series)Probing Experience: From Assessment of User Emotions and Behaviour to Development of Products (Philips Research Book Series)
Buy new: $87.00 / Used from: $35.70
Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management RevolutionThriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution by Tom Peters
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Moderating Usability Tests: Principles and Practices for Interacting (Interactive Technologies)Moderating Usability Tests: Principles and Practices for Interacting (Interactive Technologies) by Joseph S. Dumas
Buy new: $35.95 / Used from: $43.00
E-Commerce User ExperienceE-Commerce User Experience by Jakob Nielsen
Buy new: $158.00 / Used from: $55.91
Database Design for Mere Mortals(R): A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition)Database Design for Mere Mortals(R): A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition) by Michael J. Hernandez
Buy new: $40.94 / Used from: $19.95
Web Form Design: Filling in the BlanksWeb Form Design: Filling in the Blanks by Luke Wroblewski
Buy used from: $103.60
Must read for all web app designers!